Michael Gerber, Called World's #1 Small Business Guru by Inc. Magazine, Will Share Entrepreneurial Secrets With Local Business Owners and Would-Be Business Owners

A million new businesses will be started in the United States this year. Four out of five will close within five years. Only four out of 100 will still be around after 10.

Most will simply fail. But many owners will walk away from "successful" businesses because they're working too hard for too little return.

There's a way to beat the odds.

"Most small businesses fail because people start them for the wrong reasons and go about doing it the wrong way," says Michael Gerber, labeled the world's # small business guru by Inc. magazine and author of the perennial bestselling E-Myth Revisited. "There's a myth in this country, I call it the E-Myth, that says small businesses are started by entrepreneurs risking capital to make a profit. The real reasons people start businesses have little to do with entrepreneurship. Creating a successful business is a learnable, replicable experience that anyone can go through."

Gerber will be in Denver August 6 to show local business owners and would-be business owners how to beat the odds and successfully create the business of their dreams -- or fix a business that isn't working. The day-long intensive introduction to the entrepreneurial secrets in E-Myth Revisited and his next book, Awaken the Entrepreneur Within You, to be published next year, runs from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. August 6 at the Omni Interlocken Resort, 500 Interlocken Boulevard in Broomfield. It's the first stop on an 18-month tour to major cities throughout the United States to help small-business owners beat the odds against failure. Interested business owners or would-be owners can register online at www.michaelgerberevents.com or by calling toll-free 1-888-881-1001.

Michael Gerber has been helping entrepreneurs successfully build the business of their dreams for three decades. His books have sold more than three million copies and include the perennial bestselling E-MythRevisited, one of the most successful small-business books ever written. He founded E-Myth Worldwide, his training, coaching and consulting firm that has helped more than 50,000 businesses in 145 countries. He also founded In The Dreaming Room, a new company devoted to awakening the entrepreneurial spirit in people who want to start the business of their dreams.